Sheet metal integral television cabinet



Feb. 26, 1957 s. B. RADUNS 2,783,114

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INVENR JITTORNE Y United. States, Patent SHEET METAL INTEGRAL TELEVISION CABINET.

Solomon B. Raduns, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to National Plainfield. Corporation, Plainfield, Conn, a corporation of Connecticut Application April 13,1954,- serialNo. 422,813 3 Claims. c1. 312-7 It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a sheet metal integral television cabinet, which is of unitary construction and which will have the same decorative appearance as a wooden cabinet, and at the same time will not affect the tone but will rather enhance the quality and timbre of the tone. 1

Another object is to-provide a durable unitary sheet metal cabinet to replace the wooden cabinet in use, which will be durable, which will protect the various tubes and circuitry therein, which will permit ready access for repair servicing when assembling and dismantling, which will be of lightened weight, and which will standconsiderable abuse and treatment without damage, scoring. or marring.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, itbeing understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustrt'aion and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes-therein may be made bythose skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.-

' In accomplishing the above objectsit has been found most satisfactory, according to one. embodiment of' the present invention, to construct a sheet metal one piece integral television cabinet made substantially of.a tube positioned on. its side and of rectangular cross-section; and of-which the front frame or panel carrying. portion will be constructed with inturned flanges, which will form a peripheral receptacle for the glass front, which will also carry the various knobs,-.controls and switchw;

At the same time the interior will be reinforced in such a manner as to prevent vibrations of. the side which will in any dcgreebe similar to or cause; interference with the sound which originates-in connection with the picture broadcasting;

In; thepreferred form, the front frame is weldediinwardly and then upwardly to form: a dou'blethickness v I peripheralrecess, into which theglass panemay be: inserted.

The interior sides may-be provided with reinforcement channels welded thereto for the purpose of strengthening the same. and reducing; any vibration thereof;

The entire construction of the enclosure should be such that the metal side, top, bottom and front walls will have a normal period of vibration, far outside the normal audible range and this range of vibration should 23awill'give: anrartisticzfront frametothe television 60 n'ot'bem any frequency WhlCl'l Wlll be harmonic IHTCSPCCt 2,78 3,1 14 :Ratente'cl Feli'. 26;}.951

Fig. 1 is a front eleuational view of thecabinet'with the glass panel in'p'osition therein.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical fragmentary sectional view upon the line 2'2 of Fig. l, and upon an enlarged scale as compared to Fig. l. I I

"Fig. '3' is a transverse horizontal sectionalviewupon the line 33 of Fig. 1 and upon an enlarged scale as compared-to Fig.1. I

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view upon the line 4-4 of Fig. l and upon an enlarged scale as compared with Fig. 1'.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view upon the line 55 of Fig.- 1 andupon an enlarged scale as compared to Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a transverse horizontal sectional view upon the line 66 of Fig. 2 and upon the same scale as Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view upon the line 7'7 of Fig. 3 and upon an enlarged scale as compared to Fig. 3.

' Fig: 8 is a transversevertical sectional view'u'pon the line S& of Fig. 3 uponan enlarged scale as compared to Fig. 3. 1

Referring to Figs. 1,2, and 3, there is shown a television cabinet A having a front viewing enclosure B, an upper interior. section Cfor receiving the television 'tube, a lower control board D below the viewing section, a base structure E, and side and top reinforcement structures F. V

The cabinet: A proper is provided with a top walllti, side wallsll, and a bottom wall 12. o

The top wall 10 is provided with the reinforcing chart ncl or strengthening. brace 131 which'fextends the full length: of' the cabinet andthe' side wallsli are provided with. the reinforcing channels or strengthening braces 14;

The"v top reinforcing brace member 13 'has the' side flanges 15 .which. are welded to. the-under side of the top plate 10.

The bottoms-.16 of the channels 13. carry--the. angle support members-17,: the legs 1850f which arescrewed thereto as indicated at 19.:

The front edges 20 of the top wall ltia're': turned rearwardly and. obliquelyrd'ownwardly into the oblique sections-2.1..

At the front edges 22 of the side walls 11, the metal also turns obliquely. inwardly+ as indicated at 23.

Theedges 20 and 22' with the oblique portions 211 and cabinetA. .z-r-

Encircling'the' window B and. at the corners, the-meeting edges of the oblique sections 21 and 23 will be Welded together as indicated'ati24;

As isbest shown'in Fig-4, the oblique face 21" will be turned inwardly asindicated at 34 and will havea downturn: flange 36' which. will: be welded to thedownturned portion 37 of the angle 17..

The glass: panel 38' willbe'held. in position against the flange 36: by the anglemember 39;

The angle member 39:has' a downwardlydirected flange 40'-which-forms a recess at 41 with respect'to the rear flange 36 to receive the edge 41 of the glass panel 38. The? horizbntalflaiige-zAZ of the angle member39 is held in position on to section .38 by'thescrew- 43. .By removing: the: screw 43; it is: possible to remove wthe anglemern'ber't39andremove the glass-"383* The angle member 39 as best shown in Fig. 1 Willie tend the full width of the window B.

The reinforcement members F for the side walls 11 consist of the channels 14 which have the outstanding flanges 55, which are welded to the outside face of the side walls 11.

On the base 56 of the channels 14 will be mounted angle brackets 57 by the screws 58.

The front flanges 59 ofthe angle members 57 extend inwardly in back of the glass channel 38 to support the rear of the edge thereof.

The oblique inwardly directed portion 23 of the side walls 11 has an inturn flange portion 60 and then a further inturn portion 61 which is welded to the flange 59 of the brackets 57.

The flange 61 will form the rear support for the side edges 62 of the glass pane 38.

The lower edge 63 of the glass pane 38 is held in the channel,.64.

The channel 64 is formed by the angle member 65 which extends the full width. of the window opening B.

The vertical side edges 72 of the metal 67 are welded to the inturned flanges 61 which are integral with the side walls 11.

The panel 67 has a lower corner 73 where it turns outwardly as indicated at 74 andthen downwardly obliquely as indicated at 75 to the corner 76.

The oblique portion 75 conforms with the oblique portion 21 at the top of the cabinet and 23 along the side of the; cabinet in respect to width and angle and it is joined to the side sections 23 along the weld line'77.

From the lower corner 76, the metal is turned inwardly as indicated at 85, then upwardly and then rearwardly as indicated at 87.

The base wall 12 may constitute an integral continuation of the portion 87.

The bottom or base 12 has the transverse reinforcement groove or rib 88 and the longitudinal groove or rib 89 which cross at 90.

Each section of the base is provided with a series of ventilating and reinforcement depressions which are shown in small scale in Fig. 3 and in large scale in Figs. 7 and 8.

These depressions 91 are pressed out of the metal of the base 12 and they are arranged in two rows in each of the quarters formed by the crossing ribs 88 and 89.

These depressed portions 91 have side openings 92 and permit air to enter and flow upwardly through the body of the cabinet A.

. The base 12 also carries a series of feet 93 consisting of rubber members which have base flanges 94 and which are positioned on the lower face of the corners of the floor or base plate 12.

The base also has the angle members 94 which are spot welded to the inside face thereof and act as forward stops.

The control board D also is provided with the openings 95 and 96 which enable attachment of the various adjustment knobs and controls to the shaft on the interior of the set.

The rear of the cabinet may be left open or receive a closing panel.

At the top, as shown in Fig. 2, the metal of the top plate 10 is turned downwardly at 101 from the corner .100 and is inturned integrally as indicated at 102 and may be welded at its middle section to the base 16 of the reinforcing channel 19.

In connection with the side walls 11 as best shown in Fig. 6, the metal is turned inwardly as indicated at 103 from the corner 104 and then has a forwardly directed flange 105 which is screwed into position as indicated at 106.

. The screw 106 extends through the base 56 of the side reinforcement channel 14.

At the lower rear, the metal may also be turned downwardly as indicated at 107 and then inwardly as indicated at 108.

At the rear corners, the reinforcement elements 109 may be inserted with the flanges 110 and 111 welded in position so as to give a reinforced corner construction.

The entire unit or cabinet A may be Welded together so that it will be substantially integral and will form a tube of rectangular or square cross section with the frame 21-23-75, forming an artistic, pleasing front and carrying the glass pane 38 directly above the instrument panel D.

The glass pane is held in position by the lower channel 64 and the upper removable strip 39.

The strip 39 may be removed by loosening the screws 43.

The entire structure is shown with its flanges and ele ments welded together so as to form an integral unitary housing which will form an all metal receptacle for the chassis, the tubes, and the circuitry.

The housing may be used in lieu of the Wood structures now presently employed and will be more durable and effective and of lesser weight.

The shell as shown may be made of sheet metal, sheet aluminum, and other sheet metals, and the interior and exterior thereof may be suitably decorated so as to form an artistic piece of furniture.

As many changes could be made in the above sheet metal integral television cabinet and many widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

1. A rectangular box-like integral sheet metal tele vision cabinet having a window front and an open back and also having an integral front frame and integral side, bottom and top walls, the forward edges of said side, bottom and top walls having firstly inturned forward edges substantially perpendicular to said side, bottom and top walls, then rearwardly turned edges parallel to said side, bottom and top walls and then finally inturned edges perpendicular to said side, bottom and top walls, said rearwardly turned edges and said last mentioned inturned perpendicular edges forming a rectangular recess for reception of a front cover glass, and said last inturned perpendicular edge integral with said bottom wall extending upwardly to form a panel board with a plurality of laterally aligned openings to receive control knobs and its upper edge completing the lower edge of said recess for reception of said cover glass.

2. The cabinet of claim 1, the inside faces of said side and top walls having channel members extending from the front frame to the open back and the side walls of said channel members having outstanding flanges welded to said walls.

3. The cabinet of claim 2, in which angle members extend from the front ends of said channel members to the last mentioned flanges to reinforce the same.

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